SHOOTS Synonyms: 341 Similar and Opposite Words

shoots 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shoot

as in fires

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force BB guns shoot small round metal pellets

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as in blasts

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force soldiers train extensively to learn to shoot accurately and quickly

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as in pops

to strike with a missile from a gun hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season

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as in rushes

to proceed or move quickly some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope

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as in photographs

to take a photograph of shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted

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as in casts

to throw or give off suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks

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as in shouts

to voice one's opinions freely with force you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot

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as in sprinkles

to mark with small spots especially unevenly hazel eyes that were brown shot with green

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as in sends

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news

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shoots

2 of 2

noun

plural of shoot

as in limbs

a branch of a main stem especially of a plant collected the most tender shoots for the vegetable dish he was making

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as in pains

a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body there'd be a shoot of pain from that molar whenever I bit down

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Recent Examples of shoots

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Gabby Williams #1 of the Golden State Valkyries shoots the ball against Naz Hillmon #00 of the Atlanta Dream during the fourth quarter in game seven of the 2026 WNBA Finals at Chase Center on October 31, 2026 in San Francisco, California. — Jessica Golden, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026 When Virgil fatally shoots Jocasta, a devastated Ultron murders Virgil and unleashes a lethal nanobot swarm on London. — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2026 That is when the officer shoots the man, who falls to the ground. — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 The film, which shoots on location in London from November 2026, is produced by Afram alongside Georgette Turner, Edward Kahl, Reza Roohi and Adrian Topol, with executive producers Bianca Goodloe, David Scaramanga, Cüneyt Kaya and Daniel Haido. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026 The Valkyries' Gabby Williams shoots the ball over Jordin Canada of the Atlanta Dream during the fourth quarter of Game 7. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2026 Cox shoots the ball against Arizona during the first half of a game in the Elite Eight on March 28, 2026 in San Jose, California. — Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Crime, courts and policing A man kills his teenage ex-girlfriend in Arcadia and then shoots himself. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 The episode ends with Lee running for his life while McCann shoots into the darkness of the treeline. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

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Analog solvers like me will just have to imagine shoots sprouting from our papers. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2026 Gómez and Caballero form part of a new generation of producers driving Colombia’s burgeoning film industry, buoyed by film incentives that have boosted international location shoots and local filmmaking. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026 Hemphill says doing the main pruning in spring prevents winter damage to tender young shoots and gives them a clean start for the new season. — The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026 Back then, in the back of the magazine, THR ran lists of movies going into production, including location shoots. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026 Social media doesn’t exactly take weekends off, but Kurtz said clients have been surprisingly understanding of the arrangement, and most content shoots, meetings and other work can be planned ahead of time. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026 Green shoots then bloomed after seeing Matthieu Blazy’s spring 2027 collection for Chanel. — Pernille Teisbaek, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026 And while there’s been some evidence of green shoots, the second quarter report didn’t reflect enough improvement for investors to get excited about the prospects of a turnaround this year. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 The outdoor-apparel companies, by sponsoring athletes and films and catalogue shoots, converted derring-do into marketing fodder for developers and Realtors. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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The northern lights could put on an impressive display this weekend as a colossal coronal hole on the sun fires a stream of high-speed solar wind toward Earth.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The officer unsuccessfully fires the stun gun before the firefighter uses a metal bar to knock him out.

— Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of fires

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Unable to face this manifestation of his own insecurity and inadequacy, Vision blasts and obliterates him, then cycles back to the elevator.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
The pledge follows land mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers; Seoul says North Korea planted the mines, while Pyongyang denies responsibility and threatens retaliation.

— Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of blasts

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When an unexpected technical anomaly pops up on the floor, these senior subject matter experts jump in to resolve it immediately.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
In his default Brick mode, when Mousa tries to click on the Instagram app, a screen pops up, telling him that he is locked out.

— Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of pops

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The team then photographs the watch and writes a detailed listing for the platform.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026
All manner of contemporary art is shown here, with a collection over 200,000 pieces strong, ranging from Diane Arbus and Cindy Sherman photographs to paintings from Francis Bacon and Sol LeWitt sculptures.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of photographs

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Martin McDonagh’s latest comedy drama casts Malkovich as Chris Carlisle, a dying CIA assassin who in 1973 is visiting Chile’s Easter Island with a protégé, played by Sam Rockwell, who just may kill his mentor before their getaway is over.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 10 Nov. 2026
The company works with a wide range of programmers, which casts Fox in an influential role with its rivals on the content side.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of casts

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Kemery sprinkles the tiny seeds either in late fall or very early spring, when there’s still a chance of frost, since cold spells offer the best germination.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
Thomson sprinkles critique throughout his book like seasoning unevenly applied to a gamey piece of meat.

— Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026